Fishman Haygood L.L.P.

United States 2024

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Individuals recognized in Best Lawyers

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Client Comments

Year founded: 1994

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Overview

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Fishman Haygood, L.L.P. enjoys a reputation as one of Louisiana’s leading business law firms. We advise a variety of commercial clients – including large, sophisticated businesses as well as smaller, entrepreneurial enterprises – across a broad range of practice areas. Although we handle major transactions and litigation for public companies, we also understand the needs of new and emerging companies, and tailor our services to help them grow.

Our "boutique" firm structure has allowed our lawyers to develop expertise in several specialized areas of law, permitting us to devise innovative solutions to our clients’ business and litigation problems. Our lawyers are known for their extensive experience in a variety of intricate business matters, as well as for their commitment to excellence and values of professionalism. Because of our small size, our clients are assured that our most senior lawyers are actively involved in the projects we undertake.

Rankings

Fishman Haygood L.L.P. is metro ranked in 23 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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Metro Rankings

Baton Rouge

Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law

Tier 1 for Real Estate Law

Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law

Tier 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

New Orleans

Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law

Select Clients

Baylor College of Medicine
Beau Box Realty
Beaumont Health System
Bernhard LLC
Biltmore Property Group
Bollinger Enterprises
Bonelli Erede
Cantale Guinan
Carbo-Chlorination Technologies LLC
Chaffe & Associates, Inc.
Continental Realty Corporation
Cooper Human Systems
Crescent Capital Consulting, LLC
Dallas County Utility Reclamation District
Denham Capital
Dorsey Development, LLC
Dovetail Development, LLC
Enhanced Capital Partners, L.L.C.
Enquist Level Development
EuroChem Louisiana, LLC
Eustis Commercial Mortgage Corporation
Executive Affiliates, Inc.
Genesis Offshore
GMFS Financial Services
Go Auto
Golfballs.com, Inc.
Gray Insurance Company
Gulliver One
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
Hajari Hospitality Management
Harvest Marks Pipeline, LLC
Home Bancorp, Inc.
Iberia Capital Partners
IberiaBank
Intermarine, LLC
Jefferson Capital Partners
Jefferson Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.
Kabine Law Office
KFK Group Inc.
Lake Hospital System
Learning Sciences Corporation
Level Homes
Liberty Bank & Trust
Loadstar Product Handling Services
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Louisiana Department of Revenue & Taxation
Louisiana Department of Treasury
Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District
Louisiana Television Broadcasting/WBRZ-7 TV
MAC-RE, L.L.C.
Miles Lumber
Millennium Galvanizing
Morada Energy, LLC
Municipal Employee's Retirement System of Louisiana
New Jersey Division of Law, Affirmation Civil Enforcement
New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc.
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
New Orleans Redevelopment Authority
New Orleans Startup Fund
New York Times Co.
Orleans Parish School Board
Peaker Energy, LLC
Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity
Provident Resources Group
Regions Financial Corporation
Robinson Lumber Company, Inc.
Rouse's Enterprises, L.L.C.
Sabin, Bermant & Gould LLP
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Schwegmann Real Estate
Simmons & Company International Ltd.
SMG
South Highland Ventures
Stewart Construction Co., Inc.
Stirling Properties, LLC
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
Swire Oilfield Services Ltd.
The Associated Press
The Buccini Pollin Group
The Howard Hughes Corporation
The Lemoine Company
Total Life Care RX
Tufts Energy
Tundra Oil & Gas, LLC
Turbo Squid, Inc.
Ustay Construction-Contracting and Trading Company
Viking Energy Group, Inc.
Wallace C. Drennan, Inc.
Wampold Companies, L.L.C.
West Virginia United Health System, Inc.
Whitney Bank
Williams Williams Montgomery, PA
XTn Group, LLC

Highlighted Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.

Commercial Litigation

Lori Mince of Fishman Haygood is the best. She is so incredibly smart and composed.

Corporate Law

Fishman Haygood's corporate and merger department first rate. They are always responsive, even on week-ends and holidays. Very competent and user friendly with prompt and courteous service. First rate legal services always provided.

Joe Montgomery – Williams Williams Montgomery, PA

Corporate Law

The whole Fishman Haygood team always goes above and beyond on any and all assignments and provide exceptional service. Steven Serio is always on top of things to help make sure that his clients are protected and that our deals are getting done correctly from a legal standpoint. I frequently receive compliments from lenders, brokers, and opposing parties regarding his work, expertise, understanding of pertinent issues and attention to detail. Additionally, he's always available and responsive which is highly impressive considering the overall workload that he must have.

Nimesh Hajari – Hajari Hospitality Management

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Excellent work product and responsiveness from John Werner and Chip Saulsbury of Fishman Haygood.

Tom Ambrose, Partner – Black Bay Energy Capital

Real Estate Law

Tyler Marquette at Fishman Haygood has been an excellent real estate lawyer. He is very easy to work with and responsible about follow up and advice. Together, we have thought though some tough situations and come out on top.

Commercial Litigation

Fishman Haygood has exceptionally smart and commercially savvy attorneys. They are efficient and know when to fight and when to make a deal. Jim Swanson is a stand-out. He sees the big picture and gets his points across in an effective, reasonable way.

Corporate Law

Fishman Haygood have been phenomenal corporate lawyers for us, from general counsel advice to M&A and even litigation (which we didn't want to need). Strongly recommend.

Matthew Wisdom, CEO – TurboSquid, Inc.

Corporate Law

The team at Fishman Haygood is by far the best attorneys I've worked with in my career. This is true in several respects: First and foremost, they have a sense of ownership of my business goals and the use of legal representation to accomplish those goals. Other firms in the past left me owning the outcome and only gave me legal constraints on how to accomplish this. Additionally, they are very responsive to day-to-day requests and are very involved in community, often leading the way.

Shawn Usher – Sparkhound, LLC

Corporate Law

I have been on the Board of Sanderson Farms since 1989 and have extensive experience with Fishman Haygood. They are extremely responsive and provide excellent representation. They do not hesitate to seek out and assist vetting if we need certain expertise. They continue to interface on our behalf with other firms selected for certain work. They understand completely the fiduciary responsibility of independent Directors and we have confidence relying on their advice.

Phil Livingston – Sanderson Farms, Inc.

Banking and Finance Law

I have worked with numerous law firms over the course of my career. Fishman Haygood is by far the most knowledgeable and cost effective firms when it comes to real estate Banking & Finance Law. They add value in every assignment that they do for me.

Justin Landry – Stirling Properties, LLC

Rankings

Metro Rankings

Baton Rouge

Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law

Tier 1 for Real Estate Law

Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law

Tier 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

New Orleans

Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law

Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Corporate Law

Tier 1 for Environmental Law

Tier 1 for Equipment Finance Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy

Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental

Tier 1 for Litigation - First Amendment

Tier 1 for Litigation - Municipal

Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities

Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Tier 1 for Real Estate Law

Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law

Tier 1 for Securities Regulation

Tier 2 for Appellate Practice

Tier 2 for Employment Law - Management

Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction

Tier 2 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Tier 3 for Commercial Finance Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.

Administrative / Regulatory Law
Appellate Practice
Arbitration
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Consumer Law
Corporate Law
Employment Law - Individuals
Environmental Law
Equipment Finance Law
First Amendment Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Health Care
Litigation - Municipal
Litigation - Securities
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

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